We're scrambling for the last bits of August, and September will be upon us before the end of the week! This coming weekend is Labor Day Weekend, but we're hoping you won't procrastinate too long, the Library Bingo Challenge wraps up September 7th!

Today we're giving you some of our rec's for the "Read a biography of someone you admire" bingo square! Click through to see our picks. For bonus blurb content, check out our blogpost!

We're halfway through the week and we've a few weeks to go on our Library Bingo Challenge! This week we're coving "a book that is translated from its original language". Click through to see some titles that we think might interest you, but if you'd like to see a blurb and more info, catch our blog post with book blurbs to boot!

We're back! We recently had a request on our Facebook page asking for recommendations for the Library Bingo square about Oregon authors. Click through to see a couple of the recomendations or check out the library blog post for a longer list!

Fall registration at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) is under way now, and students are encouraged to register early so they’re ready for the start of classes Sept. 24.

CGCC offers nearly 40 programs leading to associate degrees and certificates. Students may choose educational options that range from workforce training to two-year degree programs to community education courses.

In Oregon and Washington, groups collaborating as the Columbia Gorge Tourism Alliance are stewarding Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area resources by connecting people to recreation experiences using car-free means.

The Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area, like National Parks and other highly visited federally managed public lands, suffers damage and congestion from too many cars. Too many cars similarly degrades visitor experiences when people are stuck in traffic, unable to find parking, and required to navigate unsafe road conditions.

Participants used tools of the trade to install several residential solar energy systems and connect them to the electrical grid. Instructors explored fundamental solar and electrical principles, and learned processes to ensure electrical safety and code compliance. During the Institute, participants also practiced hands-on classroom lab activities that bring solar energy to life for students.

Students considering full-time enrollment at Columbia Gorge Community College now have special incentive in the form of free tuition for selected college credits.

The college’s budget committee this year approved a plan to encourage full-time enrollment through a tuition exemption applied for qualifying credit loads. Under the “15 th Credit and Above Free” incentive, students only pay tuition for the first 14 credit hours per term; no tuition is charged for the 15 th credit, or for any credit hour beyond that up to 20 credits per term. (Students must obtain special permission to take more than 20 credit hours.)

The study of any new language opens a journey of discovery into the culture behind that language, and few cultures are as diverse, geopolitically relevant and economically vital as China’s.

With that in mind, Columbia Gorge Community College this fall launches a five-credit, three-term class in Mandarin Chinese, taught by native speaker Yu Chin Tsai. Originally from Taiwan, Yu Chin was an exchange student in the People’s Republic of China, studied the instruction of Chinese as a second language at National Taiwan University, and earned her Master’s in teaching Chinese at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. She began her instructional career as a teaching assistant through the Fulbright international exchange program at Pacific University, taught in a Master’s program in International Studies at National Chengchi University, and has been tutoring professionals from around the world since 2012. She’s fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese and English.

It is the policy of Columbia Gorge Community College and its Board of Education that there will be no unlawful discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law in any educational programs, activities, or employment. Courtney Judah, Director of Human Resources.